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Election Activities:^†

Group: Americans for Job Security (AJS)

In election cycles: 2000

In state: All

On issue: All

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Americans for Job Security (AJS) (overview) Contest:‡ Spencer Abraham - incumb. (R) 48% v. Debbie Stabenow (D) 49% * Michigan 2000 Senate/General Election Activity: TV announcer: "The Michigan Chamber of Commerce calls Senator Spence Abraham a champion for Michigan jobs for proposing the bipartisan Abraham plan to train American workers and create new high-tech jobs. So who's smearing Senator Abraham with negative attack ads? An extremist group charged with bigotry and racism. The Detroit News says they have 'an ugly agenda.' Yet Debbie Stabenow is so desperate she won't denounce this campaign of fear. Call Stabenow. Ask her to drop the smear campaign." Candidate Praised:µ Spencer Abraham Candidate Criticized:µ Debbie Stabenow Issue Covered: 22 Spending on Contest: $268,571 Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 05/12/2000 Sources: ( 1 )

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Americans for Job Security (AJS) (overview) Contest:‡ George W. Bush (R) 47% * v. Al Gore (D) 48% National 2000 Presidential/General Election Activity: TV announcer: "Are you taxed enough already? Not according to Al Gore. Gore plans to squeeze more money out of middle class families at the gasoline pump. Gore cast the tie-breaking vote to raise gas taxes 4.3 cents a gallon. He admits he'll add more taxes on gasoline with what he calls a CO2 tax. Gore supported a call to raise taxes so much that gas would cost $3 a gallon. And Gore's ideas are so extreme, if they ever came to pass, Americans would truly be Gored at the pump." Visual Tag: Paid for by: Americans for Job Security Candidate Praised:µ None Mentioned Candidate Criticized:µ Al Gore Issue Covered: 4 Spending on Contest: $2,224,322 Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 11/06/2000 Sources: ( 2 )

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Americans for Job Security (AJS) (overview) Contest:‡ George W. Bush (R) 47% * v. Al Gore (D) 48% National 2000 Presidential/General Election Activity: TV ad. Announcer: "Think hard about what your healthcare and prescription drugs would be like under Al Gore. One in four seniors could lose their good private coverage. Just one chance to join Al Gore's drug plan to be left out forever. A one size fits all plan picked by the government where bureaucrats would end up deciding what medicines you can get. And you'd pay up to $600 a year more straight out of your Social Security check for the privilege. So thin hard America." Candidate Praised:µ None Mentioned Candidate Criticized:µ George W. Bush Issue Covered: 0 Spending on Contest: $2,224,322 Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 11/06/2000 Sources: ( 3 )

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Americans for Job Security (AJS) (overview) Contest:‡ Ben Nelson (D) 51% * v. Don Stenberg (R) 49% Nebraska 2000 Senate/General Election Activity: TV ad accuses Nelson of distorting the facts on and opposing an EPA plan. Ad says Nelson is siding with Al Gore, who wants more federal regulation of water. Message pops up on the screen to tell Ben Nelson to come clean with Nebraska. Candidate Praised:µ None Mentioned Candidate Criticized:µ Ben Nelson Issue Covered: 22 Spending on Contest: $56,933 Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 11/06/2000 Sources: ( 4 )

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Americans for Job Security (AJS) (overview) Contest:‡ Slade Gorton - incumb. (R) 49% v. Maria Cantwell (D) 49% * Washington 2000 Senate/General Election Activity: Removing the Snake River's dams would add 700,000 trucks to the highway and cost over $300 million; it would cause consumers to pay more for electricity and lose their jobs; and family farms would fail, taxes would soar, and land values would plummet. Say no to Al Gore. Help Gorton preserve the Snake. Candidate Praised:µ Slade Gorton Candidate Criticized:µ None Mentioned Issue Covered: 28 Spending on Contest: $800,000 Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 10/23/2000 Sources: ( 5 6 )

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Americans for Job Security (AJS) (overview) Contest:‡ Slade Gorton - incumb. (R) 49% v. Maria Cantwell (D) 49% * Washington 2000 Senate/General Election Activity: Television announcer: "She voted for higher taxes on gasoline, home electricity ... she even voted to raise taxes on Social Security ... Maria Cantwell actually voted to raise taxes on Washington state's retired working families by 70 percent... Maria Cantwell talks like she's from our Washington. Problem is, she's from the other Washington." Candidate Praised:µ None Mentioned Candidate Criticized:µ Maria Cantwell Issue Covered: 4 Spending on Contest: $800,000 Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 09/15/2000 Sources: ( 7 8 )

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Americans for Job Security (AJS) (overview) Contest:‡ Slade Gorton - incumb. (R) 49% v. Maria Cantwell (D) 49% * Washington 2000 Senate/General Election Activity: Television announcer: "Destroying the dams would dramatically increase costs and damage this pristine environment. Help preserve the Columbia River basin. Support Senator Gordon in his fight to save the Snake." Candidate Praised:µ Slade Gorton Candidate Criticized:µ None Mentioned Issue Covered: 28 Spending on Contest: $800,000 Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 06/30/2000 Sources: ( 9 10 )

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† Election activities are those that were found by Public Citizen to raise significant questions as to whether they met the IRS definition of political expenditures, which covers activities "intended to influence the selection, nomination, election, or appointment of anyone to a federal, state, or local public office, or office in a political organization." Activities were found in news reports, organizations' Web sites and press releases, and academic studies. The examples published here are not all encompassing.

‡ Candidates' names are followed by their incumbency status, if any ("incumb."); party affiliations (R, D or other); and percentage of vote received, followed by the jurisdiction of the election, year of election, office sought, and whether the contest was a general or primary election. The victorious candidate is denoted with an asterisk. Percentages of votes received are not included for presidential primaries or caucuses.

µ Typically, electioneering messages by independent groups only mention one candidate. The "Candidate Praised" and "Candidate Criticized" headings refer to candidates mentioned by name in a positive or negative light. If the electioneering message did not single out a candidate for praise or criticism, "None Mentioned" is entered under the appropriate heading. However, if Public Citizen learned of a message but did not obtain a verbatim account of its content, (e.g., a news report said that a certain group sent direct mail aiding a certain candidate), the candidate that the group favored is listed under "Candidate Praised" and "Unknown" is listed under "Candidate Criticized."

1   Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG) Reports, 2000. 2   Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG) Reports, 2000. 3   Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG) Reports, 2000. 4   Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG) Reports, 2000. 5   Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG) Reports, 2000. 6   Joel Connelly, "Big Business Buys Power Through Anonymous Ads," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Oct. 28, 2002. 7   Lauren Mandell, "Cantwell's Record On the Spot," National Journal, Sept. 8, 2000. 8   Joel Connelly, "Big Business Buys Power Through Anonymous Ads," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Oct. 28, 2002. 9   "Americans for Gorton's Job Security," National Journal, June 20, 2000. 10   Joel Connelly, "Big Business Buys Power Through Anonymous Ads," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Oct. 28, 2002.